Fortnite Battle Royale coming to MOBILE – what we know about iPhone and Android Fortnite so far

HAVING conquered PCs and consoles, Fortnite now has its sights set on mobile.

The hottest battle royale game on the planet is officially heading to smartphones and tablets – and you'll be able to play with other players across platforms.

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Fortnite recently overtook rival battle royale game PUBG to nab the record for most concurrent playersCredit: EPIC

Fortnite developer Epic Games announced that iOS will get the mobile port of the battle royale title first, with Android to follow in the coming months.

It's promising the same, insane gaming experience on mobile: the "same gameplay, same map, same content, same weekly updates".

"We believe this is the future of games. The same game on all platforms. Console quality graphics and action," said Epic Games.

To get involved, all you have to do is sign up for the Invite Event on iOS, which kicks off on March 12.

Emails containing a download link for the game will start rolling out shortly after.

Epic Games warns that not everyone will receive an invite right away. But, it claims it plans to add more players regularly over the following months.

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Fortnite on mobile will support cross play between iOS, PC, PS4, and MacCredit: EPIC

And, if you are lucky enough to get a download link, you'll be able to send additional game codes to your mates – so they don't miss out.

Fortnite Battle Royale for mobile will support cross play and cross progression between iOS and PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac, with Android promised in the future.

Although it was initially viewed as a cartoonish version of Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Fortnite has quickly become a gaming phenomenon.

It's racked up 40 million game downloads as of December, and recently overtook rival PUBG for the highest number of concurrent players: a whopping 3.4 million people online and gaming at the same time.

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Fortnite started life as a zombie survival game, but rocketed up in popularity when it added its free Battle Royale mode in late September.

The latter is a massive online fight to the death, where 100 players jump out of planes and attempt to pick one another off with weapons (including rifles, crossbows, and grenade launchers) when they land.

Trailer for Fortnite Battle Royale, the free 100-player PvP mode

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